What color is #A8D0CD?

#A8D0CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8D0CD?

The RGB value is 168, 208, 205: 168 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8D0CD?

The complementary color is #D0A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8D0CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8D0CD color

#A8D0CD rgb(168, 208, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8D0CD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 81.6% green and 80.4% blue (168, 208, 205).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#A8D0CD color codes

HEX	`#A8D0CD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 208, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 81.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.65, -13.73, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.65, 14.02, 191.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.721, 57.843, 66.291)`
Decimal	`11063501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8D0CD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8D0CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8D0CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8D0CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8d0cd; }
.text { color: #a8d0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8d0cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 208 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8d0cd, #a8bfd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8D0CD?: #A8D0CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8D0CD?: The RGB value is 168, 208, 205: 168 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8D0CD?: The complementary color is #D0A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8D0CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.